The Son of Kong [1933] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Customer Reviews:

Superbly Presented, Excellent Value, And Never Before Seen Footage........2006-11-28

These are the three films that sparked off the whole Kong industry:- King Kong, Son of Kong, and Mighty Joe Young, presented here in one of the finest box sets I have ever seen.
To begin with King Kong. You will see this film here as you have never seen it before.
The British video version, and, indeed the version that I have only ever seen in this country, runs for approximately 96 minutes, but this American dvd version runs for 104 minutes, and includes an overture that I didn't even know existed in films of this period. The remaining extra minutes consist of scenes of Kong stamping on people and biting off their heads that I can only assume were censored over here when the film was first released.
But not only do you get the original restored movie, you get it presented in a unique two-dvd embossed tin that includes ten glossy colour art cards, and a twenty-four page reproduction of the souvenir programme from the 1933 Premiere at Grauman's Chineses Theatre.
Son of Kong was of course not a patch on King Kong, and although I have only ever seen it once on TV, and that was many years ago, I will never forget the scene at the end of the movie where Kong is sinking, and drowning, in the ocean, whilst holding the heroine aloft to save her life.
Mighty Joe Young, the last in the trilogy, is a personal favourite of mine, and concerns a baby gorilla being adopted by a little girl, which grows up to be another Kong (the gorilla - not the girl). This one, however, has a happy ending, as Joe and the girl are returned to Africa to live happily ever after.
Son of Kong, and Mighty Joe Young are each in their own dvd case, and although the product details say that there are three dvds in this set, there are in fact four.
Any Kong fan has to have this set. To get so much for so little is truly remarkable (don't forget you will need a multi-region dvd player).

Average customer rating:

A Waste of Time?

Sons of Kong [1933]
Starring: Steve Clemente , Noble Johnson , Lee Kohlmar , James B. Leong , and Helen Mack
Director: Robert Armstrong
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

All Action & Adventure | Action & Adventure | Categories | DVD | Video

Comedy | Action & Adventure | Categories | DVD | Video

All Classics | Classics | Categories | DVD | Video

Children's | Classics | Categories | DVD | Video

Comedy | Classics | Categories | DVD | Video

Horror & Suspense | Classics | Categories | DVD | Video

All Comedy | Comedy | Categories | DVD | Video

Animated | Comedy | Categories | DVD | Video

All Science Fiction & Fantasy | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Categories | DVD | Video

Fantasy & Futuristic | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Categories | DVD | Video

Comedy | Television | Categories | DVD | Video

All Horror | Horror | Categories | DVD | Video

DVD | Format (binding_browse-bin) | Refinements | DVD | Video

Box Set | Format (binding_browse-bin) | Refinements | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

ASIN: B000E0LMHG
Release Date: 2005-12-27

Customer Reviews:

A Waste of Time?.......2007-12-16

This DVD collection does NOT contain the film implied in the Amazon "Blurb". There is no 1933 film. None of the actors quoted appear in any of the films in the set. It's fine if you like dreadful "B" movies, and has a fair selection of "monkey" films, and I do like them! The retailer got back to me immediately and offered a swop/cash back. But definitely not what is implied.

The Son of Kong [1933] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Average customer rating:

The Son of Kong [1933] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Robert Armstrong
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

All Action & Adventure | Action & Adventure | Categories | DVD | Video

DVD | Format (binding_browse-bin) | Refinements | DVD | Video
ASIN: 6309646338
Release Date: 2005-11-22

DVD:

DVD List

DVD